# Judgments construing Section 302 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 4,947 judgments in this corpus construe Section 302 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Punishment for murder, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/302 Showing 1–50 of 4,947, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 302 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/302) — Punishment for murder ## The judgments - [SHARAD BIRDHI CHAND SARDA v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sharad-birdhi-chand-sarda-v-state-of-maharashtra-8776) — [1985] 1 S.C.R. 88 · cited by 105 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 2 - ['X' v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/x-v-state-of-maharashtra-33849) — [2019] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 63 · names the section once, first at printed page 15 - [SMT. GARGI v. STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/smt-gargi-v-state-of-haryana-33248) — [2019] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 50 · names the section 7 times, first at printed page 7 - [VEERAN & ORS v. STATE OF M.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/veeran-ors-v-state-of-m-p-27715) — [2011] 5 S.C.R. 300 · cited by 49 · names the section 7 times, first at printed page 2 - [MASALTI v. STATE OF U. P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/masalti-v-state-of-u-p-3242) — [1964] 8 S.C.R. 133 · cited by 49 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [DEEPAK YADAV v. STATE OF U.P. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/deepak-yadav-v-state-of-u-p-anr-36104) — [2022] 4 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 47 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 1 - [MANOJ SURYAVANSHI v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manoj-suryavanshi-v-state-of-chhattisgarh-34427) — [2020] 4 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 44 · names the section 12 times, first at printed page 7 - [SURYAVIR v. STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suryavir-v-state-of-haryana-35966) — [2022] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 43 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [R. JAYAPAL v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-jayapal-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-anr-32955) — [2019] 10 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 42 · names the section 18 times, first at printed page 1 - [DAUVARAM NIRMALKAR v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dauvaram-nirmalkar-v-state-of-chhattisgarh-36187) — [2022] 7 S.C.R. 5 · cited by 36 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [PAPPU v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pappu-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-35961) — [2022] 2 S.C.R. 13 · cited by 36 · names the section 16 times, first at printed page 2 - [SHATRUGHNA BABAN MESHRAM v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shatrughna-baban-meshram-v-state-of-maharashtra-34557) — [2020] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 36 · names the section 29 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2008] 11 S.C.R. 93](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/swamy-shraddananda-murali-manohar-mishra-v-state-of-karnataka-23458) — cited by 34 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [MUKESH & ANR v. STATE FOR NCT OF DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mukesh-anr-v-state-for-nct-of-delhi-ors-32324) — [2017] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 32 · names the section 11 times, first at printed page 51 - [S.R. BOMMAI AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-r-bommai-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-12621) — [1994] 2 S.C.R. 644 · cited by 32 · names the section once, first at printed page 206 - [BHAGWANI v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhagwani-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-36416) — [2022] 8 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 30 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [[2015] 14 S.C.R. 613](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-v-sri-haran-murugan-ors-30616) — cited by 30 · names the section 13 times, first at printed page 41 - [MACHHl SINGH AND OTHERS v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/machhl-singh-and-others-v-state-of-punjab-8370) — [1983] 3 S.C.R. 413 · cited by 30 · names the section once, first at printed page 18 - [RAVI MANDAL v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ravi-mandal-v-state-of-uttarakhand-37472) — [2023] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 29 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [RAJU AMBADAS GANGEKAR v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/raju-ambadas-gangekar-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-33576) — [2019] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 29 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [CASE DETAILS RAJESH & ANR v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-rajesh-anr-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-36829) — 2023 INSC 839 · cited by 27 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [MARU RAM ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maru-ram-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-anr-8236) — [1981] 1 S.C.R. 1196 · cited by 26 · names the section once, first at printed page 27 - [S.C.R. 1165 PRASANTA KUMAR SARKAR v. ASHIS CHATTERJEE & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/12-s-c-r-1165-prasanta-kumar-sarkar-v-ashis-chatterjee-anr-26343) — [2010] 12 S.C.R. 1165 · cited by 25 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [STATE OF PUNJAB v. KEWAL KRISHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-punjab-v-kewal-krishan-36588) — 2023 INSC 583 · cited by 24 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [[2019] 14 S.C.R. 529](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mahipal-v-rajesh-kumar-polia-anr-33344) — cited by 23 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [PAVAN VASUDEO SHARMA v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pavan-vasudeo-sharma-v-state-of-maharashtra-through-secretary-33779) — [2019] 5 S.C.R. 11 · cited by 23 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [JUSTICE K. S. PUTTASWAMY (RETD.) & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/justice-k-s-puttaswamy-retd-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-33709) — [2018] 8 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 23 · names the section once, first at printed page 628 - [Indira Solumlal v. Custodian of Evacute Propm,, Delhi and others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indira-solumlal-v-custodian-of-evacute-propm-delhi-and-others-1239) — [1955] 2 S.C.R. 1140 · cited by 21 · names the section 18 times, first at printed page 5 - [ZAKIA AHSAN JAFRI v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/zakia-ahsan-jafri-v-state-of-gujarat-anr-36287) — [2022] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 20 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 127 - [[2010] 4 S.C.R. 103](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sidhartha-vashisht-manu-sharma-v-state-nct-of-delhi-26792) — cited by 20 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 4 - [[2009] 9 S.C.R. 90](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/santosh-kumar-satishbhushan-bariyar-v-state-of-maharashtra-26179) — cited by 20 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 69 - [SURESH CHANDRA JANA v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suresh-chandra-jana-v-the-state-of-west-bengal-ors-31793) — [2017] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 19 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 6 - [[1987] 2 S.C.R. 710](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mahesh-v-m-p-state-khalid-9532) — cited by 19 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1969] 2 S.C.R. 635](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1969-2-s-c-r-635-4576) — cited by 19 · names the section once, first at printed page 12 - [[1962] 2 S.C.R. 880](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/july-24-seth-djkhraj-jai-uria-v-union-of-india-2305) — cited by 19 · names the section once, first at printed page 25 - [S.C.R. 453 NEERU YADAV v. STATE OF U.P AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/12-s-c-r-453-neeru-yadav-v-state-of-u-p-and-another-29568) — [2014] 12 S.C.R. 453 · cited by 18 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [JAGMOHAN SINGH v. THE STATE OF U. P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jagmohan-singh-v-the-state-of-u-p-5873) — [1973] 2 S.C.R. 541 · cited by 18 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 1 - [A. THANGAL KUNJU MUSALIAR v. M. VENKITACHALAM.POTTI AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-thangal-kunju-musaliar-v-m-venkitachalam-potti-and-another-1240) — [1955] 2 S.C.R. 1196 · cited by 18 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [NIKHIL CHANDRA MONDAL v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/nikhil-chandra-mondal-v-state-of-west-bengal-36787) — [2023] 2 S.C.R. 20 · cited by 17 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 3 - [MEENA DEVI v. THE STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/meena-devi-v-the-state-of-u-p-and-another-36120) — [2022] 4 S.C.R. 23 · cited by 17 · names the section 7 times, first at printed page 3 - [[2002] 2 S.C.R. 526](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ram-govind-upadhy-a-y-v-sudarshan-singh-and-ors-18388) — cited by 17 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [State of Uttar Pradesh v. Singhara Singh and Others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-uttar-pradesh-v-singhara-singh-and-others-3169) — [1964] 4 S.C.R. 485 · cited by 17 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [JAYAMMA & ANR v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jayamma-anr-v-state-of-karnataka-35309) — [2021] 5 S.C.R. 11 · cited by 16 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 10 - [MALLAPPA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mallappa-v-state-of-karnataka-35312) — [2021] 5 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 16 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [SANTA SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/santa-singh-v-state-of-punjab-6908) — [1977] 1 S.C.R. 229 · cited by 16 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [DR. ASHWANI KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-ashwani-kumar-v-union-of-india-and-another-33178) — [2019] 12 S.C.R. 30 · cited by 15 · names the section once, first at printed page 24 - [ANAND RAMACHANDRA CHOUGULE v. SIDARAI LAXMAN CHOUGALA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anand-ramachandra-chougule-v-sidarai-laxman-chougala-and-others-33030) — [2019] 11 S.C.R. 14 · cited by 15 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [SHANKAR KISANRAO KHADE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shankar-kisanrao-khade-v-state-of-maharashtra-29332) — [2013] 6 S.C.R. 949 · cited by 15 · names the section 9 times, first at printed page 3 - [DALBIR KAUR & ORS v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dalbir-kaur-ors-v-state-of-punjab-6917) — [1977] 1 S.C.R. 280 · cited by 15 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2020] 10 S.C.R. 27](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/somasundaram-somu-v-the-state-rep-by-the-deputy-commissioner-of-police-34201) — cited by 14 · names the section 39 times, first at printed page 10 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/302/2) - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)